Boston is a popular destination throughout the year, although the weather is most pleasant in the spring and autumn, when the temperature is consistently around 20C. Summer is long and it gets very hot and humid in the city, while winter can be extremely cold, and snowy.
The Fall in New England, when the leaves of the trees turn the landscape golden brown is the peak season for travel to the area, and guesthouses in the countryside raise the rates accordingly.
Many people visit the city to go Christmas Shopping for weekends in November and December, and in truth, there are few places more festive than the USA at that time of year.
